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More about CamdenThe City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. It is located just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 79,904. Camden is the home of a branch campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The USS New Jersey is preserved as a museum on Camdens Delaware River waterfront near the New Jersey State Aquarium and the Tweeter Center. Campbells Field, the stadium where the Camden Riversharks minor league baseball team plays, is located between the aquarium and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Riverfront State Prison is immediately adjacent to the stadium on the other side of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Campbell Soup Companys main offices are here, however, its Camden plant closed in 1996. The Delaware River Port Authority (or DRPA) maintains its main offices in Camden, owns the Benjamin Franklin Bridge which connects Camden to Philadelphia, the PATCO Hi-Speedlines three Camden stations, the RiverLink ferry to Penns Landing in Philadelphia, and numerous area port facilities. New Jersey Transits Walter Rand Transportation Center is located at Broadway & Mickle Blvd. Besides being a major hub for New Jersey Transit buses and Greyhound Lines, the Walter Rand Transportation Center is also a PATCO and River LINE station. In 2004, Camden was awarded the title of "Americas Most Dangerous City" by the Morgan Quinto Corporation [1], moving up from third place in 2003 and topping the 354 cities studied. Camden Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 79,904 people, 24,177 households, and 17,431 families residing in the city. The population density is 3,497.9/kmÂ² (9,057.0/miÂ²). There are 29,769 housing units at an average density of 1,303.2/kmÂ² (3,374.3/miÂ²). The racial makeup of the city is 16.84% White, 53.35% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 2.45% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 22.83% from other races, and 3.92% from two or more races. 38.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 24,177 households out of which 42.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.1% are married couples living together, 37.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% are non-families. 22.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.12 and the average family size is 3.62. In the city the population is spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 27 years. For every 100 females there are 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $23,421, and the median income for a family is $24,612. Males have a median income of $25,624 versus $21,411 for females. The per capita income for the city is $9,815. 35.5% of the population and 32.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 45.5% of those under the age of 18 and 23.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Overnight...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday...Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow in the morning... Then partly sunny with a chance of flurries in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent. Friday Night...Partly cloudy in the evening...Then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Saturday...Sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Saturday Night...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Sunday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Monday...Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Monday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Tuesday...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Tuesday Night...Mostly cloudy in the evening...Then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Wednesday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Wednesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Thanksgiving Day...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Temperature falling in the afternoon. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.

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